| Best Male Video 1998 MTV Video Music Awards: "Just The Two Of Us" |
| Best Rap Video 1998 MTV Video Music Awards: "Getting' Jiggy Wit It" |
| Best song performance 1998 MTV Movie Awards: From Men In Black |
| Best Kiss Performance 1997 MTV Movie Awards: In Independence Day together with Vivica Fox. |
| Smith's burgeoning film career was recognized at the 1996 Blockbuster Awards, where he was named Favorite Male Newcomer. |
| Nomination for his performances in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air at the Golden Globe Awards 1994 |
| Oscar-nomination for Six Degrees of Separation, 1993 |
| Nomination for Best Actor at the Golden Globe Awards 1992 |
| In 1992, Smith and Townes were honored at the NAACP Image Awards as Outstanding Rap Artists. |
| Grammy for the single "Summertime", 1991 |
| In 1989, they earned a Grammy nomination for the song "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson", from the album "And in This Corner". They won a Grammy for which was released in 1991 and went platinum. |
| "Parents Just Don't Understand", from the album "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper", earned them the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. |
| 1986 Grammy-winning rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. |